Hyperbeam is a nimble animation studio led by director Kai Higham. Functioning fluidly between solo practice and full-scale production house, Hyperbeam adapts to the needs of each project — whether that means Kai handling everything from storyboard to final delivery, or assembling a bespoke team from a trusted network of top-tier designers and animators.
You’ll find Hyperbeam’s work lighting up Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, in George Watsky’s DOT XXX music video, and across campaigns for brands like Grill’d, Cotton On, University of Melbourne, and IAG — to name a few.
Wax Cult is a series of images exploring material creation lighting and composition. It centers on a custom material I built to be gold streaked through wax.
I made use of 3D scans of famous sculptures to be the canvas for this exploration. Then the task was to map this material on to them and light them in a way that gave life and personality to the form in this new context.